When You Want the Complete Picture...

Few of us would consider one piece of a jigsaw puzzle to be sufficient for comprehending the whole picture. Similarly, a state or regional strategy to develop a knowledge-based economy is not complete with just one element of a complete portfolio to nurture science, technology and entrepreneurship.

Research has found innovation does not follow a simple linear path, but instead requires a complex system of inputs. It also happens locally with the presence of key resources. Strategically developed public and public-private initiatives can be supportive players in strengthening a regional innovation system, but only if well designed, well managed and well funded.

While there are several great organizations and associations around the country offering valuable assistance to the key elements of tech-based economic development, only SSTI provides a balanced, impartial and comprehensive picture of what it takes to grow your tech-based economy.

We believe that's why SSTI's annual conferences have grown to be so well respected in the field. Building Tech-based Economies: Preparing for Tomorrow's Challenges, to be held in Philadelphia on Oct. 13-15, promises to be no different. With an array of 30 stimulating breakout sessions and four timely pre-conference workshops, our eighth annual conference provides practitioners and policymakers alike the most complete resource to hone your professional skills and refine your tech-based economic development programs.

The 15-plus brief stories in the Tech Council, Research Park and Seed Capital items below demonstrates there are several different pieces required to building a tech-based economy. Individually, the items may not seem substantial; viewed collectively, one begins to sense the larger whole. To put all the pieces together to complete your state or regional innovation picture, join us in Philadelphia.

More information, including a registration form, is available at: http://www.ssti.org/conference04.htm [expired]